Rounding Practice
Rounding helps us make exact numbers simpler to work with.
Rounding to the tens place
What are the ten's? When we round to the nearest ten, the answer must be a multiple of ten.
Rounding to the nearest ten
Find the ten's place.
Look next door (at the ones place)
If the number in the ones place is 1,2,3,or4 ROUND DOWN
If the number in the ones place is 5,6,7,8 or 9 ROUND UP
Round to the nearest ten.
349
300
350
400
Rounding to the hundreds place
What are the hundreds? When we round to the nearest hundred, the answer must be a multiple of one hundred.
Rounding to the nearest hundred
Find the hundred's place.
Look next door (at the tens place)
If the number in the tens place is 1,2,3,or4 ROUND DOWN
If the number in the tens place is 5,6,7,8 or 9 ROUND UP
Rounding to the thousands place
What are the thousands? When we round to the nearest thousands, the answer must be a multiple of one thousand.
Rounding to the nearest thousand
Find the thousands place.
Look next door (at the hundred place)
If the number in the hundreds place is 1,2,3,or4 ROUND DOWN
If the number in the hundreds place is 5,6,7,8 or 9 ROUND UP
What is 4,519 rounded to the nearest THOUSANDS?
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
What is 3,298 rounded to the nearest THOUSANDS?
What is 2,701 rounded to the nearest THOUSANDS?
1,000
2,000